avid
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈævɪd/
:
ávido
- She is an avid reader who finishes several books each month.
- an avid reader
- an avid interest in
- an avid fan
And I'm still an avid YouTube watcher.
- And I'm still an avid YouTube watcher.
- But I am a, I'm an avid Amazon purchaser.
- But I am an avid watcher of documentaries.
- The Sheridans were avid, avid antique collectors.
- But the more I thought about it, you're talking to an avid dateline watcher.
- People like it and readers are avid for this and they're like, you should write some more stuff.
- I'm still thinking of the skins in the, in the gamers, Larry, when you weren't here, we, we, we identified our most avid gamers in the class.
- Take time out, Maya Angelou I'm an avid reader with poetry.
- Derek was a loving grandfather, an avid gardener and hung like a Clydesdale.
Examples
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Or are you really an avid reader of Ladies' Home Journal?
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But I am an avid watcher of documentaries.
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Until then, dear Doctor... I remain your most... avid fan.
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The school library has made me a more avid reader, for which I am grateful.
Academic text (2015) -
During his childhood, Musk was an avid reader.
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Logan is an avid consumer of cereal.
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My adoptive father was an avid fisherman and often took us with him when he went.
Fiction book (2002) -
I intend to remain an avid reader and occasional contributor to these pages.
Academic text (2004) -
My aunt Barbara, she was an avid birder and she adored hummingbirds.
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He was a high-school mathematics teacher and avid hunter, and he bought it at KC Sports in October of that same year.
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling very happy and eager about something
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1.0
Wanting very much to do or have something and showing strong interest
245
4.8
Very strongly interested in someone or something and thinking about them all the time
175
2.7
Very excited and interested in something
103
4.4
Very enthusiastic about someone or something
85
2.3
Very eager to do or try something
38
6.3
Feeling very strong excitement or love for something
19
7.5
Having a very large hunger for food or learning
18
6.8
Being very excited and active about a cause or goal
1
7.9
Excited and eager about something new, like a game or event
Feeling very excited and eager about something
Antonyms
Compounds
How Eager
Surface Forms
Etymology
Avid comes from the Latin avidus, which means 'eager' or 'greedy'. So, to be avid about something is to have a strong desire or 'hunger' for it, which is why an avid reader reads many books.